Summary

Extensive left-leg venous thrombosis in young patients: Should we perform extended tests?

Gómez Carrillo V, Pérez de Pedro I, Salazar de Troya C, Vallejo Herrera V


Affiliation of the authors

Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Spain.

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Gómez Carrillo V, Pérez de Pedro I, Salazar de Troya C, Vallejo Herrera V. Extensive left-leg venous thrombosis in young patients: Should we perform extended tests?. Emergencias. 2016;28:121-3

Summary

We report 3 cases of left iliac vein thrombosis whose underlying cause was right iliac artery compression syndrome, (stent placement) was applied in 2 of the cases; anticoagulant therapy was maintained given the presence of associated hypercoagulability. A

thorough understanding of this diagnosis is important so that an attempt at anatomical correction can be proposed to complement anticoagulant therapy in the interest of improving prognosis.

 

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